As soon as the euphoria of qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games began to subside late Thursday began the speculation of which over-age players head coach Peter Nowak and U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley might select. A 1-0 overtime loss to Honduras in the final on Sunday offered opportunities. Read the whole story

[WINNERS & LOSERS] Manchester United extended its lead in the English Premier League to four points with 3-0 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford while Arsenal's title hopes are fading after it fell to Chelsea, 2-1, in the second half of the Easter Sunday Grand Slam in the English Premier ... Read the whole story

[AMERICANS ABROAD/VIDEO] Michael Bradley struck twice for Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen in its 4-3 win over Roda JC. The 20-year-old now has 15 league goals this season, putting him in a tie for fourth among the Eredivisie's leading scorers. Read the whole story

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Fulham fell, 2-0, to Newcastle, which hadn't won in its last 13 EPL games. For Fulham, in second-to-last place and four points in the relegation zone, Kasey Keller started in goal, forward Brian McBride played the first 66 minutes before being replaced by Clint Dempsey, and Eddie Johnson ... Read the whole story

[MLS] Four different players scored for Chivas USA in their preseason finale, a 4-1 triumph over Honduran club Real Espana at Cal State Fullerton Saturday, and all four, in a way, were newcomers. Read the whole story

[DALLAS CUP] In the hometown of its controversial co-owner Tom Hicks, Liverpool won the Super Group at the 2008 Dallas Cup with a 3-0 win over Tigres of Monterrey, Mexico, in the final. Hicks drove directly to the final at Pizza Hut Park Sunday after returning from a family trip. ... Read the whole story

"I don't interfere in politics because I know nothing about it. ... It is one thing to talk about a bullfight but another thing to be in the arena facing the bull." -- South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira tells the nation's politicians to stop interferring with his attempts to get the struggling team on track as it prepares for the 2010 World Cup, which South Africa is hosting. (AFP) ...More